Russia does not break through, the armed forces of Ukraine resist and the advance of the Moscow troops, in the war that began 5 days ago, has not yet reached Kiev. This is the picture outlined by the Pentagon. Ukrainian forces “are resisting quite effectively around Kiev, forcing the Russians to struggle to advance south,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said, stating that however “we clearly continue to see Russian forces moving or attempting. to move closer “to the capital. “We assess that they are still out of the city center – he adds – but we know with certainty that they intend to arrive in Kiev”.
The advance of the Russian forces towards Kiev “remains slowed down”, but compared to yesterday they have traveled five kilometers more towards the center of the capital, now finding themselves at a distance of “about 25 kilometers”, according to other sources of the US defense. reports the CNN.
Meanwhile, the Pentagon throws water on the fire on the alarm over the threats of the Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to use the nuclear deterrent. “We are monitoring and following as closely as possible, given Putin’s announcement yesterday. I don’t think we have seen anything specific as a result of the direction he has indicated,” says a senior defense official. “We remain confident in our strategic deterrence posture,” he points out.
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